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Albanyà Dark Sky Park ALBANYÀ DARK SKY PARK Application to the International Dark Sky Association 24/03/2017 Index 1-AUTHORSHIP & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................... 3 2- ABOUT THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALBANYÀ ................................................................................................. 3 2.1 LOCATION ........................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE MUNICIPALITY ................................................................................................. 4 2.3 SURROUNDINGS: EMPORDÀ AND COSTA BRAVA .............................................................................. 7 3-ALBANYÀ DARK SKY PARK ......................................................................................................................... 8 3.1 BASSEGODA PARK .............................................................................................................................. 9 3.1.1 Camp de l’Illa (Albanyà) .............................................................................................................. 9 3.1.2 The Bassegoda Park Observatory ............................................................................................. 12 3.2 EL CASALOT (LLIURONA) .................................................................................................................. 13 3.3 EL COLL DE LA CREU (LLIURONA) ..................................................................................................... 13 3.4 EL PLA DE LA BATERIA (BASSEGODA) ............................................................................................... 14 3.5 COLL DE PRINCIPI (BASSEGODA) ...................................................................................................... 15 3.6 PLA DE LA TEULARIA (PINCARÒ) ...................................................................................................... 16 3.7 PINCARO’S HERMITAGE ................................................................................................................... 16 3.8 HOSTAL DE LA MUGA ....................................................................................................................... 17 3.9 MAS SOBIRÀ ..................................................................................................................................... 17 3.10 OWNERSHIP ................................................................................................................................... 17 3.11 ACCESSING ALBANYÀ INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY PARK ................................................................ 18 3.12 LIGHTING POLICY AT ALBANYÀ DARK SKY PARK ............................................................................ 18 4- LIGHTING ................................................................................................................................................ 21 4.1- TOWN OF ALBANYÀ LIGHTING ........................................................................................................ 21 4.2- BASSEGODA PARK LIGHTING .......................................................................................................... 22 4.2.1 About the intelligent light management system ...................................................................... 24 4.2.2 Main lighting ............................................................................................................................. 27 4.2.3 Other lighting ............................................................................................................................ 30 4.2.4 Summary Table ......................................................................................................................... 36 4.2.5 Management of lighting and dark sky ...................................................................................... 37 5- LIGHT POLUTION ASSESSMENT .............................................................................................................. 38 5.1 QUANTITATIVE READINGS ............................................................................................................... 38 5.1.1 Camp de l’Illa (Bassegoda Park) ................................................................................................ 40 5.1.2 El Casalot (Lliurona) .................................................................................................................. 40 5.1.3 EL Coll de la Creu (Lliurona) ...................................................................................................... 41 5.1.4 EL Pla de la Bateria (Bassegoda) ............................................................................................... 41 5.1.5 Coll de Principi (Bassegoda) ...................................................................................................... 41 5.1.6 Pla de la Teularia (Pincarò) ....................................................................................................... 41 1 5.2 QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT .............................................................................................................. 42 5.2.1 Camp de l’Illa (Bassegoda Park) ................................................................................................ 42 5.2.2 El Casalot (Lliurona) .................................................................................................................. 44 5.2.3 El Coll de la Creu (Lliurona) ....................................................................................................... 45 5.2.4 El Pla de la Bateria (Bassegoda) ................................................................................................ 46 5.2.5 Coll de Principi (Bassegoda) ...................................................................................................... 47 5.2.6 Pla de la Teularia (Pincarò) ....................................................................................................... 48 5.2.7 DSO qualitative assessment ...................................................................................................... 49 6- SLEEPING AT ALBANYÀ DARK SKY PARK ................................................................................................. 53 6.1- BUNGALOWS................................................................................................................................... 53 6.2- PLOTS .............................................................................................................................................. 54 6.3-TENTS AREA ..................................................................................................................................... 54 7- ASTRONOMY EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AT BASSEGODA PARK ............................................................... 55 8- FUTURE WORKING PLANS ...................................................................................................................... 56 8.1- LIGHT POLLUTION MONITORING .................................................................................................... 56 8.2- EXPANSIONS OF SCIENCE OUTREACH PROGRAMS ......................................................................... 56 9- LETTERS OF ENDORSEMENT ................................................................................................................... 57 9.1- BASSEGODA PARK ........................................................................................................................... 57 9.2- CEL FOSC ......................................................................................................................................... 58 9.3- STARS4ALL ....................................................................................................................................... 59 9.3- LIGHT POLLUTION LAB AT SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA UNIVERSITY ............................................ 60 9.4- LETTER FROM THE ADMINISTRATION: DIPUTACIÓ DE GIRONA ..................................................... 61 9.5- LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE MAYOR OF ALBANYÀ .................................................................. 63 9.6- ASTROGIRONA ................................................................................................................................ 64 9.7- ASTROBANYOLES ............................................................................................................................ 65 9.8- ASTROGARROTXA ........................................................................................................................... 66 9.9- SPANISH FEDERATION OF ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATIONS ........................................................... 67 9.11- ASTRUMLLORET ............................................................................................................................ 68 9.11- NOMINATION LETTER ................................................................................................................... 70 10- PRESS RELEASES ................................................................................................................................... 71 11- STARLIGHT CERTIFICATION .................................................................................................................. 73 2 1-AUTHORSHIP & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This application has been elaborated by Pere Guerra (Astronomy manager at
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